AUSTIN — Robert Griffin III passed for two touchdowns and ran for another in leading No. 25 Baylor to a 30-22 win over Texas on Saturday night, the Bears' first over the Longhorns since 1997.

Baylor trailed 19-10 early in the third quarter before Jay Finley ran 69 yards for a touchdown. Griffin then scored on a 1-yard touchdown and hit Kendall Wright with a 30-yard scoring pass in the fourth.

Baylor (7-2, 4-1) got its first win in Austin since 1991 and stays in first place in the Big 12 South. Texas (4-4, 2-3) looked in control when Garrett Gilbert scored on a 20-yard run in the third, but dropped its third consecutive home loss.

Finley rushed for 116 yards on 15 carries. Griffin passed for 219 yards and also had a 59-yard TD strike to Terrance Williams in the first half.

Justin Tucker tied a Texas record with five field goals.

Baylor came in ranked for the first time since 1993, but still in search of a win that would make them legitimate contenders for the South division title.

A second-half rally in Austin should prove the Bears are for real.

Baylor's defense kept Texas out of the end zone after long drives and came up with a big turnover that helped give Baylor the lead. On offense, Griffin & Co., just kept making the big plays.

And just like UCLA and Iowa State before them this season, the Bears sprinted to the corner of the end zone for visiting fans to celebrate what is probably the program's biggest win under third-year coach Art Briles.

The Cornhuskers (7-1, 3-1 Big 12) held off Missouri after building a 24-0 lead and moved into a first-place tie with the Tigers in the Big 12 North.

Nebraska, which ended a 13-game losing streak against Top 10 teams, earned the inside track to the division title by winning the head-to-head meeting.

Missouri (7-1, 3-1) was off to its best start since 1960. The Tigers have lost 17 straight road games against Top 25 opponents since 1997.

Helu ran for touchdowns of 66, 73 and 53 yards. The Cornhuskers played without quarterback Taylor Martinez in the second half after he came up hobbling following a hit from Kenji Jackson on a run late in the second quarter. Zac Lee took over to start the third quarter.

Coach Bo Pelini said Martinez had a bruised right leg and should be able to play next week at Iowa State.

Pelini had been concerned about flat performances in recent home games, including a 20-13 loss to Texas two weeks ago, but that wasn’t an issue Saturday.

Blackmon, suspended for the game after being arrested on a misdemeanor DUI charge, left the Cowboys (7-1 overall, 3-1 Big 12) without the nation’s leader in receiving yards per game, total receiving yards, scoring and touchdown catches.

As a result, the attack that came into the game No. 3 nationally in total offense and No. 2 in scoring sputtered much of the day, particularly in a 7-7 first half.

But aided by Dan Bailey’s precise placement punting and Johnny Thomas’ touchdown on an interception return, the Cowboys scored 17 straight points in the second half.

•Iowa State 28, Kansas 16

AMES, Iowa — Austen Arnaud ignited a sluggish offense with a 37-yard pass completion and Josh Lenz returned a punt 62 yards for a touchdown, lifting Iowa State past Kansas 28-16 on Saturday.

Arnaud’s pass to Darius Darks keyed a third-quarter touchdown drive that put the Cyclones (5-4, 3-2 Big 12) ahead. They added two more TDs in the period to put it away.

Given up for dead after allowing 120 points in consecutive losses to Utah and Oklahoma, Iowa State has won two straight and needs only one victory in its last three games to become bowl eligible for the second year in a row.

The Jayhawks, down to third-stringer Quinn Mecham at quarterback because of injuries, showed some spark early and led 9-7 at halftime on Jacob Branstetter’s field goals of 34, 42 and 38 yards.

The Cyclones, looking flat after their upset at Texas a week ago, managed only five first downs in the opening half and got its only touchdown of the half on Lenz’s spectacular punt return, the first by an ISU player for a score since 2006.

Lenz wove his way across the field after catching the ball at his own 38, then finally found a wall of blockers and tightroped down the left sideline to the end zone.

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